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Jonathan R. Howard v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-10920 · judgment April 29, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026

Question presented

Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment as applied to a defendant whose most serious prior felony conviction is drug trafficking?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kevin Joel Page

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 6 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 12 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
  3. Jan 05 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  4. Dec 08 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
  5. Dec 01 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
  6. Nov 05 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
  7. Nov 03 2025
    Reply of petitioner Jonathan Howard filed.
  8. Oct 20 2025
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  9. Sep 12 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 20, 2025.
  10. Sep 11 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2025 to October 20, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Aug 19 2025
    Response Requested. (Due September 18, 2025)
  12. Aug 07 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  13. Aug 04 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  14. Jul 25 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2025)